Pirates Pick Up Series Win On Senior Day

Sunday, April 28

South Orange, N.J.

12 p.m.

Seton Hall University

22-23, 8-8

Georgetown

13-33, 5-11

Georgetown

Seton Hall

4/28/2019 3:45:00 PM | Softball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall softball team (22-23, 8-8 BIG EAST) recorded nine extra-base hits and scored in each of the first four innings to grab a rubber game victory over Georgetown (13-33, 5-11 BIG EAST) by a score of 8-4 on Sunday at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field. The contest was The Hall's final home game of the 2019 campaign and was Senior Day, with Chrisa Head, Destini Peck, Ragen Reddick, Madison Strunk, Emily Supercynski and Briana Wallace honored in a postgame ceremony.

All five seniors that saw the field got in on the action on Sunday:
Head – 2.0 innings pitched, two strikeouts
Reddick – Reached base twice
Strunk – 1.0 innings pitched, one strikeout
Supercynski – 1-3 with a double and a run scored
Wallace – 2-2 with a double, a triple and two runs scored

In total, the Pirates clubbed seven doubles on the day and built an early 8-1 lead that they were able to hold on to over the final frames. Baylee Allender (Rosharon, Texas) had three hits including her ninth home run, while Janae Barracato (Hempstead, N.Y.) and Jaden Tate (Las Vegas, Nev.) both had two RBIs. Hailey Arteaga (Upland, Calif.) concluded a huge weekend with a pair of doubles as the Pirates picked up the series win to remain firmly in the hunt for a BIG EAST Tournament berth.

How it Happened

The Hall jumped ahead quickly, getting back-to-back RBI doubles from Darby Pandolfo (Massapequa, N.Y.) and Tate with two away in the bottom of the first to go up 3-0
After GU got a run back in the top of the second, Wallace tripled and scored on an RBI knock from Barracato in the bottom of the frame
Allender pushed the lead to 5-1 with a long solo home run in the bottom of the third
In the bottom of the fourth, RBI doubles from Wallace, Barracato and Arteaga stretched the lead to 8-1
The Hoyas would plate runs in the fifth and seventh innings but couldn't overcome the huge Pirate lead

News and Notes

The Pirates out-hit the Hoyas 13-9, while GU had the game's lone error
Allender, Arteaga, Barracato and Wallace all had multi-hit efforts for the Pirates
The seven doubles hit on Sunday by the Pirates tie a program single-game record
Barracato extended her program single-season record with her 20^th double
With a 2-for-3 day, Arteaga lifted her season average to .404
- She is seeking to became the second Pirate ever to hit .400 or better in a season
- With two doubles on Sunday she has 17 this season, second-most in a season in SHU history behind only Barracato's record set this year
- Arteaga also moved into seventh in program history with 102 career RBIs and fifth all-time with 36 career doubles
Allender's home run was her team-high ninth of the season and sixth during league play, most in the BIG EAST
The home run surge for Allender comes after she hit only one home run a season ago
Strunk made her 108^th career appearance (fifth in SHU history), tossed her 412^th inning (seventh) and recorded her 220^th strikeout (ninth)
The Hall is now 19-11 all-time against Georgetown and has won four of its last five series against the Hoyas